VA State Supreme Court Approves New Congressional and State Legislative Maps after Commission Misses Deadline

HOME, LATEST, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Functionspolicyindepth, redistricting commissions, STATENEWS, Virginia

VA State Supreme Court Approves New Congressional and State Legislative Maps after Commission Misses Deadline

By Editor

After the Virginia Redistricting Commission failed to submit a redistricting plan by the governing statutorydeadlines, the Supreme Court of Virginia assumed responsibility for the establishment of congressional and state legislative…

HOME, LATEST, NEWS, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting FunctionsCalifornia, policyindepth, redistricting commissions, STATENEWS

2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission Delivers Maps to California Secretary of State

By Editor

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2021 SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission delivered California’s Congressional,…

LATEST, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting FunctionsArizona, policyindepth, redistricting commissions, STATENEWS

Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Finalizes Maps

By Editor

The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission adopted final congressional and state legislative maps on Dec. 22. The 5 member commission voted unanimously for the congressional district map and approved the state…

Enacting a Redistricting Map, NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissionsenacting, IN-DEPTH, New Jersey, policyindepth, STATENEWS

New Jersey Redistricting Commission Adopts Congressional Map

By Editor

On Dec. 22, the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission adopted a new congressional map. The map passed on a 7-6 vote which included all of the Democratic members and the…

LATEST, NEWS, Official Redistricting Entities, Redistricting CommissionsCalifornia, commission, policyindepth, STATENEWS

2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission Releases Draft Maps Ahead of Deadline

By Editor

Press Release, Wednesday, November 10, 2021 PRESS RELEASE 2020 California Citizens Redistricting CommissionReleases Draft Maps Ahead of Deadline SACRAMENTO, CA—Today, the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (Commission) released draft maps…

NEWS, Redistricting CommissionsMaryland, policyindepth, STATENEWS

Governor Accepts Legislative and Congressional Maps From Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission

By Editor

Press Release: November 5, 2021 ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today accepted the final certified legislative and congressional maps submitted by the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission and transmitted them to the Maryland General…

Case Updates, Casedocs, LATEST, NEWS, Partisan Gerrymandering, Redistricting, Redistricting Commissions, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting Gerrymanders, Redistricting Litigation, State LawsCASEDOCS, lpstatelaw, Ohio, partisan gerrymandering, policyindepth, STATENEWS

Ohio Redistricting Commission Maps Challenged in State Supreme Court as “Brazen” Partisan Gerrymander

By Editor

On Thursday, a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and the Ohio chapter of the African American trade union group…

Case Updates, Casedocs, LAW, NEWS, Redistricting Litigation, Redistricting Prisoners, State LawsCASEDOCS, lawindepth, lpstatelaw, policyindepth, Prison gerrymandering, prisoner reallocation, STATENEWS, Virginia

VA Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Prisoner Reallocation Law

By Editor

The Virginia Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge to a state law that changes how prison inmates are counted for purposes of redistricting. The petition for a writ of…

Enacting a Redistricting Map, NEWS, POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting CommissionsAlaska, enacting, IN-DEPTH, policyindepth, STATENEWS

Alaska Redistricting Board Adopts Proposed Redistricting Plans

By Editor

Press Release: Sept. 9 2021 For Immediate Release: September 9, 2021 ANCHORAGE – Today the Alaska Redistricting Board adopted two proposed redistricting plansin accordance with Alaska Constitution Article VI Section…

POLICY and PRACTICE, Redistricting, Redistricting Functions, Redistricting LitigationAnalysis, policyindepth

Listen: JMU Podcast Interviews David Wasserman on What to Expect for the 2020 Redistricting Cycle

By Editor

The James Madison Center for Civic Engagement Democracy Matters podcast series interviews redistricting expert David Wasserman, Senior Editor, U.S. House of Representatives for The Cook Political Report about what this…